Awning.



H. SMITH.

AWNING. APPLICATION PILBD 111111 121909.

' 93 1 ,96? Patent-ed Au 24, 1909.

Wirzessea wound thereon and any suitable form slot 12 and a differential engage with suitabl unrrnn STATES HENRY SMITH, OF CEKHLEO, AWNING. i

- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 14, 1999';

'npphcation fi led hiarch 12, 1909. Serial No. 482,981.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY SMITH, a citi zen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and,.State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Awnings, (Case No. 1,) of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to awnings of that class which when extended have a vertical upper portion and an inclined lower portion,

11 particularly relates to a novel and useful arrangement of parts constituting such awning, and also by such awning and its attaching fixtures are reduced to a minimum of parts andv are gpigkly and readily assembled and disassem- The invention consists in the organizations and'arrangements ofv parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings which ustrate a practical embodiment of my invention, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of an awning constructed in accordance with my invention and mounted in position for use, part of the window casing being broken away; Fig. 2 is a detail front view on one side of Fig. 1 and with Fig.3 isadetail endviewof the awnin roller and its detachable bracket, with parts when awe and othersinsection on the line 33 of Fig. 2 Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 44 of View of the Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a detail end awning-roller with the awning the frame shownbroken away and raised to its position when the awning 1s wound up.

The reference numeral 6 indicates a spring roller mounted in suitable brackets 7 secured upon the outside of the window casing 8 at or near the oint where the upper and lower sashes 9 an 10 meet. In the general adaption of my invention the brackets may be of adapted to hold a springrol er operatively in position, but I prefer to make them removable. For this purpose I provide the brackets with an angular body 11 adapted to be detachably secured to the Window casing by means of a lower open headed screws 14 on vious that by passing the upperslot 13 over the casing. It is o the larger portion of to an organization whereparts broken away slot 13 adapted to the head of its associated screw and the of its screw in line therewith, the bracket may be forced down to place with the heads of the screws overlying the body .as shown in Fig. 4.' To hold the parts in this assembled position, the body 11 is provided with a pivoted latch 15 adapted to be swung into position to receive the upper screw in its notch'16; b this arrangement the brackets may be rea ily assembled and disassembled on the casing and are held against accidental displacement. The brackets, of what ever form and arrangement they may be in practice, support a spring-roller 6 of ordinary form in which the spring is secured at one end to the roller and at the other'to a s uared projection 17 engaging a bracket 7 w ereby the spring is put under'tension as the roller is revolved to unwind the awning 18 and will revolve in opposite direction by the tension of the spring to wind up the awning. a,

The awning consistsv of a suitable length of canvas or other material, connected intermediate its ends to the roller so that its upper and lower portions 19 and 20 will readily wind thereon, such for example as shown in Figs. 1 and 5. i The lower section is attached at its free end to an iron frame 21 pivotally connected to the window casing and adapted to turn up to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 when the awning is-wound up. The frame is so arranged and the parts so proportioned that when the awning is wound upon the roller, the frame Wlll stand off center as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1 and the full lines in 5 and in position to fall to extended position by gravity when the awning is unwound.

The upper section 19 of the awning 1s preferably provided with a crossp1ece 22 to which an operating cord 28 is connected by which the upper section is extended or drawn upwardly to the position shown 1n F1g. 1, this operation revolving the roller to place its spring under tension and allowing the lower section 20 of the awning to unwind and the frame 2]. to swing down to extended position. The cord may pass through the window casing into the room as shown in full lines In I Fig. 1 or it may pass over a pulley 24 and down upon the outside as' shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1; the end of the cord may be suitably fastened either inside or outs de, or

lower end of the body '11 beneath the head i I hooks removably engaging jaw hinges 26 011 the casing.

By'employing the fixtures here disclosed,

the hinges 26 and the screws or bolts 14 are the only parts left on the window when the awning is removed for storage out of season, and the awning may be assembled by merely engaging the brackets withtheir screws and. the hooks with their hinges and may be disassembled by merely disconnecting these parts. This reduces the number of parts to a'minimum and permits the awning to be in-i stalled or removed by unskilled workmen or the owners themseives', and without the necessit of attaching fixtures every time it is insta led which operations would wear ayvay thecasing with repeated nails, screws, e c.

While I prefer to make the awning inone piece, it isobvious that the up er andlowersections may be separate if desired. Also in the broad aspect ofmy invention any suitable fixtures may be employed; also any de vice performing the function of'the roller to wind and unwmd the awning may be employed, and in general changes may be made 1h 01m and arrangement of parts without deplarting from my invention. aviug described my invention, I claim '1. In a device of the class described, an awning -havin up er and lower sections, 'meansadapted toe connected to the outside portion of a window-casing intermediate the length of the awning for winding and un-' winding the sections, an awnin frame connected to the lower section an to the win dow-casing and adapted to swing outwardly from the casingwhen the lower section is extended, and a support for the free end of the upper section when extended.

' 2. In a device of the claw described, an awning having u per and lowersections, a

I roller. ada ted to e mounted on the outside 'portion'o a window casingintermediate the ength of the awningfor windin and unwinding the sections, an awnin rame connected to the lower section an to the win- .dow casing and adapted to swing outwardly rom the casing whenthe lower section is extended, and means on the free end of the uppersection to unwind the awning.

'3. lna device of the class described, an

awning hatinggh er and lower sections, a

spring-roller adapted to bemouiitedon the outside portion of a w1ndow-casmg1 ntermediate the length of the awning for winding;

and unwinding the sections, an awning" frame connected to the lower ,section and to a window casing and ada ted to swing out' wardly from the casing w en the lower section is extended, and acfiexible connection onthe upper end of the up er section to unwind the awning against t e tension of the spring-roller.v v

4. In a device of the class described,"a

spring-roller adapted to be mounted on the a outside'portion of a window-casing, a suit able-length of'awning-material connected-to the roller intermediate itsends and adapted to be wound;"andunwound in upper and lower sections, an awning-frame mounted on the casing and connected to the free end of the lower section and adapted to swing it out when the section is unwound, and means for extending the uppersection to putthe roller under tension.

-5'. a device of the class described, a

spring-roller adapted to be mounted; on the outside portion'of a window-casing, a suitable length of awning-material connected to the roller intermediate its'ends and adapted to be wound and unwound in upper and lower sections, anawning-frame mounted (in the-casing'in an'outwardly inclined osition and connected to-the free end 0 the lower section to swing it out whenthe' section is unwound, and gmeans for extending the upper section toput the; roller under tension. i f

6. In a device of. the class described, a .sprin .-roller adapted to "be mounted on the outsi e of a window-casings suitable Len th .of awning-material connected to the ref er intermediate its ends and adapted to he wound and unwound in upper and lower sec,- tions, an awning-frame 1voted on the casing and connected to theree end of the lower sectibn andadapted to swing out when the section is. unwound, and/a cord extending from upper section to'the innerside of the'casing toput thefrollen nnder tension.

"7. In a device of the cities described, an awning consisting of up er andl'owei sections, a roller with whic' the-seetions and unwind, brackets for the-roller .removably mounted on ;a'.'--window-oasing,- an awning-frame ivoted on the. casingiid eta: nected to the rec end of the lower awningsecti'on," and hooks on thelframe' engaging seats on the casing.

8. In a device of the class described, an awning consisting of u per-and lowersections, a s ring-roller which the sections wind an unwind, bra'fckets for the roller: having slotted bodies"detachably engaging headed-projections on a windo-wcasing,-.an

awning-frame on the casing and I connected to the free end of the lower awning-section,

-awning consistin of u per and lower sec- 'having slots removably engaging headed tion, hooks the casing, 10. In a device of the Jclass'described, an

hooks on the frame engaging seats on the casings', and means to extend the awning. 9. In a device of the class described, an

tions, a s ring-r0 er wit which the sections wlnd an unwind brackets for .the roller projections on a window-casing, a latch on' the bracket engaging one of said projections, an awning-frame on the casing and connected' to the free end of the lower awning-secon the frame engaging seats on and means to extend the awning.

awning consisting of upper and lower seci .said projections, on the casing and tions, a roller with which the sections wind and unwind, bracketsfor the roller having slots, a latch on each bracket having a recess, headed rojections on a window-casing with which the slots engage in such relation that the recess of the'latch engages one of an awning-frame pivoted connected to the free end of the lower awning-section, and hooks on the frame engaging seats on the'casing.

.Intestimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- HENRY SMITH; Witnesses:

GEORGE E. HARBAUGH, J. MoRonnnrs. 

